ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) track & field program collected two medals – silver from junior Kailah Gilmore in the women's long jump and bronze from sophomore Jedidiah Udunna in men's long jump – and five program records during Day One of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships Monday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. 
 
The meet finishes Tuesday with action beginning at 9 a.m. starting with combined events followed by field and running events. The meet is being broadcast domestically on ESPN+ and internationally on WACInternational.tv. 
 
The women's long jumpers got UTRGV on the board in a big way, with all four advancing to finals and combining to score 14 points. Gilmore led the pack and claimed silver, jumping 5.98 meters – a personal best and good for No. 5 in program history. Junior Gabrielle Thomas and sophomore Nayla Harris followed in sixth and seventh, respectively, both notching PRs with marks of 5.78 meters. Sophomore Rayja'nae Pettit cleared 5.76 meters to finish eighth. 
 
Sophomore Hannah Hilding added to the women's score with a fifth-place finish in weight throw. She launched a massive personal best of 17.28 meters to put four points on the board. 
 
Udunna and junior Kevin Washington got UTRGV's men's team on the board with solid performances in long jump. Udunna took bronze, jumping 7.40 meters to tie his own second-best mark in program history. Washington finished seventh with a mark of 7.06 meters, tying for 10^th-best in the record books. 
 
UTRGV was impressive in the preliminary rounds of the sprint races. The women's team claimed eight spots in finals while the men's team punched four tickets to finals. 
 
Sophomore Symoria Adkins had a massive day, winning her heats and advancing to finals in all three of her events. She started with the women's 60-meter hurdles prelims, cruising to clock in at 8.43 and move on as the No. 1 seed. She tied her own fourth-fastest time in school history with the race. 
 
Adkins shined again in the 60-meter dash, breaking her own program record with a time of 7.44 to advance as the fourth seed. Harris punched her ticket as the No. 5 seed, running 7.46 to tie the second-best performance in school history. 
 
The Vaqueros will have three runners in the women's 200-meter dash final. Senior Aisha Gay tabbed a program record time of 24.17 and will be the No. 2 seed, followed closely by junior Zoë Adams in the No. 3 spot after running 24.28, a PR and the second-best race in program history. Adkins capped her day running 24.39, a personal best and the fourth-fastest time in school history, to move on as the sixth seed. 
 
Adams and Gay advanced as the second and third seeds, respectively, to the women's 400-meter dash finals. Adams broke the program record with her PR time of 54.62, and Gay took the No. 3 spot in the record books by running a PR 54.94. They are two of only three runners in school history to break 55-seconds in the event. Sophomore Brownsville Hanna alum Aliyah Castillo tabbed a personal best 57.82 to finish 15^th. 
 
Freshman James Voss punched his ticket to finals in the men's 60-meter hurdles with a sixth-place finish in prelims, running 8.13 – the third fastest time in program history. 
 
In the men's 400-meter dash, junior Jermarrion Stewart secured his spot in the finals with a time of 47.70, winning the second heat and taking the No. 2 spot in program history. Sophomore Sam Johnson II ran an indoor personal best 48.05 to finish 11^th and claim the No. 4 spot in the UTRGV record books. 
 
Freshman Weslaco East alum Gael Romo and freshman Jamari Harts both advanced to the men's 60-meter dash finals with a time of 6.74 – putting them tied for the top spot in the history books with a new program record. Romo won his heat to auto qualify while Harts got in on time. Senior Jaleel Scott tabbed a PR in the men's race, tying the seventh-fastest time in history of 6.86. 
 
Johnson II and Harts narrowly missed finals in the men's 200-meter dash. Johnson II broke the indoor program record, running 21.39, to finish ninth. Harts followed in 10^th in 21.41, the No. 2 time in school history. Scott ran his second PR in the event. 
 
Junior Samantha Gonzalez ran a personal best 5:07.04 in the women's mile prelims, taking the No. 8 spot in the program record books. She finished 11^th in the opening round, missing finals by one spot and one second. 
 
Four of UTRGV's five 800-meter runners notched personal bests in Albuquerque. In the men's race, sophomore Abraham Morales was 13^th and graduate student Rio Grande City alum JD Corona followed closely in 14^th, both hitting PRs. Senior Brownsville Porter alum Jorge Salazar finished 15^th. In the women's race, freshman Kailey Salazar was ninth and senior Brownsville Porter alum Estrella Medellin took 10^th with both lowering their best times. 
 
UTRGV's distance medley relays both finished ninth. 
 
The Vaqueros totaled 24 personal bests and made 20 entries into the program record books. 
 
At the end of Day One, the UTRGV women are sitting in fifth with 19 points with six events scored, and the men are eighth with eight points through five events. Grand Canyon leads the women's standings with 55 points and Southern Utah holds the top spot in the men's team standings with 47.50 points. 
 
Monday Results 
Women's long jump
2. Kailah Gilmore, 5.98m 
· 5^th best in program history 
6. Gabrielle Thomas, 5.78m
7. Nayla Harris, 5.78m  
8. Rayja'nae Pettit, 5.76m 
 
Men's long jump
3. Jedidiah Udunna, 7.40m
· T-2^nd best in program history 
7. Kevin Washington, 7.06m 
· T-10^th best in program history 
 
Women's weight throw 
5. Hannah Hilding, 17.28m 
 
Women's mile prelims (Top 3 per heat + 4 best times advance to finals) 
11. Samantha Gonzalez, 5:07.04 
· 8^th fastest in program history 
 
Men's 60-meter hurdles prelims (3 HW + 5 best times advance to finals) 
6. James Voss, 8.13 (advanced to finals) 
· 3^rd fastest in program history 
19. Jaylen Critton, 8.47 
 
Women's 60-meter hurdles prelims (3 HW + 5 best times advance to finals)  
1. Symoria Adkins, 8.43 (advanced to finals) 
· T-4^th fastest in program history 
 
Men's 400-meter dash prelims (Top 8 times advance to finals) 
8. Jermarrion Stewart, 47.70 (advanced to finals) 
· 2^nd fastest in program history 
11. Sam Johnson II, 48.05 
· 4^th fastest in program history 
14. Emmanuel Wanga, 48.50
15. Derrius Henry, 48.51 
 
Women's 400-meter dash prelims (Top 8 times advance to finals) 
2. Zoë Adams, 54.62 (advanced to finals)
· Program Record 
3. Aisha Gay, 54.94 (advanced to finals) 
· 3^rd fastest in program history 
15. Aliyah Castillo, 57.82 
 
Men's 60-meter dash prelims (HW + 4 best times advance to finals) 
3. Gael Romo, 6.74 (advanced to finals) 
· Program Record 
6. Jamari Harts, 6.74(advanced to finals) 
· Program Record 
13. Jaleel Scott, 6.86 
·T-7^th fastest in program history 
 
Women's 60-meter dash prelims (HW + 3 best times advance to finals) 
4. Symoria Adkins, 7.44 (advanced to finals) 
· Program Record 
5. Nayla Harris, 7.46 (advanced to finals)
· T-2^nd fastest in program history 
25. Kailah Gilmore, 7.84 
 
Men's 800-meter run prelims (Top 2 per heat + 2 best times advance to finals) 
13. Abraham Morales, 1:55.14  
14. JD Corona, 1:55.29 
15. Jorge Salazar, 1:55.32  
 
Women's 800-meter run prelims (Top 2 per heat + 2 best times advance to finals) 
9. Kailey Salazar, 2:18.10 
10. Estrella Medellin, 2:18.47 
 
Men's 200-meter dash prelims (Top 8 times advance to finals) 
9. Sam Johnson II, 21.39 
· Program Record 
10. Jamari Harts, 21.41  
· 2^nd fastest in program history 
22. Gael Romo, 21.96
26. Jermarrion Stewart, 22.22
28. Jaleel Scott, 22.34
 
Women's 200-meter dash prelims (Top 8 times advance to finals) 
2. Aisha Gay, 24.17 (advanced to finals)
· Program Record 
3. Zoë Adams, 24.28 (advanced to finals)
· 2^nd fastest in program history 
6. Symoria Adkins, 24.39 (advanced to finals) 
· 4^th fastest in program history 
 
Men's distance medley relay
9. Alex Canales, Jorge Salazar, JD Corona, Abraham Morales, 10:36.89 
 
Women's distance medley relay
9. Estrella Medellin, Lani Brewer, Kailey Salazar, Samantha Gonzalez, 12:58.20 
 
Tuesday Schedule
Women's shot put, 10 a.m. 
Omolola Kuponiyi (F2) 
Hannah Hilding (F2)
 
Women's triple jump, 12 p.m. 
Rayja'nae Pettit (F1) 
Gabrielle Thomas (F2) 
Tolu Odetola (F2) 
 
Men's triple jump, 2:30 p.m. 
Jedidiah Udunna (F1) 
Hebrew Hunter (F2) 
Kevin Washington (F2) 
Aaron Cooper (F2) 
 
Men's shot put, 2:30 p.m. 
Antoine Walker (F1) 
 
Men's 60-meter hurdles, 2:50 p.m. 
James Voss 
 
Women's 60-meter hurdles, 3 p.m. 
Symoria Adkins 
 
Men's 400-meter dash, 3:10 p.m. 
Jermarrion Stewart 
 
Women's 400-meter dash, 3:20 p.m. 
Zoë Adams
Aisha Gay
 
Men's 60-meter dash, 3:30 p.m. 
Gael Romo
Jamari Harts
 
Women's 60-meter dash, 3:40 p.m. 
Symoria Adkins
Nayla Harris 
 
Women's 200-meter dash, 4:20 p.m. 
Aisha Gay
Zoë Adams
Symoria Adkins 
 
Men's 4x400-meter relay, 5:20 p.m.* 
Derrius Henry, Jermarrion Stewart, Emmanuel Wanga, Sam Johnson II, Jamari Harts, Jorge Salazar (H2) 
 
Women's 4x400-meter relay, 5:25 p.m.* 
Aliyah Castillo, Aisha Gay, Kailey Salazar, Zoë Adams, Lani Brewer, Symoria Adkins (H1)
 
*The men's and women's 4x400-meter relays will not run until the completion of all field events 

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